Dean on Dateline Wednesday night

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Posted by Janna.

Student on team #163 from International Academy.

Posted on 7/7/99 7:58 PM MST


In Reply to: Re: I'm confused. posted by Mike on 7/6/99 9:17 AM MST:



: I definitely do not think the addition of the gyros was a coincidence. I
: think Dean just wanted to see how we could use them. I'm also a strong
: believer that this year's puck was put in to see how our robots did
: with curbs )
: - Mike

Wow. I just finished reading the article and watching the video on msnbc.com, and that is amazing. I am working one-on-one with a kid who is confined to a wheelchair at a camp for special needs kids this summer. In fact, this morning, another counselor had to help me push his heavy wheelchair around a trail in the woods, up hills and over mulch and tree roots and the like. It was *extremely* difficult work. Dean's chair is just a total and complete solution to problems like this. It will truly be appreciated by so many people.

Also, about this year's game and the chair...wheelchair wheels were included in the kit. I don't know if they have been in past years, but our team used them. They seemed to be pretty annoying to work with...maybe the idea was to make teams see how difficult those little wheels are to maneuver? : )